(22 years ago)
In the lion village of Africa, a young lion couple were expecting their child since their marriage. One was an orange lion male with blonde hair and the other a yellow lioness with brown hair. Both wore Maasai type of clothing like the others in the village. The male was obviously a hunter due to the spear he was wielding. The lioness placed her hand on her tummy, smiling lightly.
"I'm pretty sure the baby will have your strength" The lioness said.
"Of course. Along with yours Ayah" The male lion said to his wife, Ayah.
"Yes. It doesn't matter if it's gonna be a girl or a boy. Now promise to be back at dinner Umeme" Ayah said to the male, whose name is Umeme.
"I promise honey" Umeme said and kissed his wife, then heads out in the savannah.
Out in the savannah, Umeme was sneaking in the grass and quietly was getting close to a wildebeest herd.
"Steady steady" Umeme whispered and squints. He raised his spear and then in a swift move he threw the spear at one wildebeest, killing it. The other wildebeests ran away in fear while Umeme makes his move and takes the dead wildebeest. He drags it back to the village to roast it for later.
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The lion pair had the wildebeest for dinner once it was roasted. During the dinner, Ayah placed her hand on her stomach.
"Honey, I've been wondering. Got any idea for a name for our baby?" Ayah asked.
"If it's a girl it's gonna be Chiku and if it's a boy Cyo" Umeme said.
"Cyo? Sounds non-Swahili but it sounds good" Ayah was first doubtful but then liked it.
"Trust me. We need to adapt to this modern world but our culture will remain alive" Umeme said.
"You're right Umeme, You sure know how to keep it in the generations" Ayah said. Umeme smiles and gets over to his wife.
"Indeed my beloved wife. And so will our child" Umeme said.
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The next day, Ayah started to feel great pain in her stomach.
"AAGGHHHHHHH! UMEME!" Ayah screamed in pain. Umeme rushes in to see his wife in pain.
"What's wrong?!" Umeme gets to her in worry.
"The child is coming! The water broke!" Ayah screamed.
"Oh no! We better get help quickly!" Umeme carried his wife and ran out of their house. He ran to the nearest clinic he could find.
Once arriving there, Ayah was starting to give birth.
"Come on Mrs Lion! Push!" The nurse said to Ayah. Ayah screamed as the child was coming out, she squeezed Umeme's hand hard.
"We're not doing this again Umeme!" Ayah screamed.
"Easy now" Umeme groaned as Ayah grabs his hand harder. It was until then she stopped screaming as a loud wailing noise was heard. The lion parents looked to see their newborn cub in the nurse's arms. Umeme walked up to the nurse after she cut off the umbilical cord of the baby.
"Congratulations Mr Lion and Mrs Lion, it's a baby boy" The nurse handed over their cub in a blue towel. Umeme takes his son in his arms and tearfully smiled, looking down at him. He had yellow fur and brown hair like his mother. He gets back to Ayah to show him their newborn. Ayah picked the cub in her arms and carefully cradled him.
"He's perfect. He got my colors" Ayah smiles weakly but sweetly.
"I guess he has my eyes" Umeme said. The cub slowly opened his eyes and cooed, and very right, his eyes were very like his father's golden orange eyes.
"Waaa?" The cub tilts his head and looked at Ayah.
"I'm your mother and this is your father" Ayah said. The cub then looked at Umeme and cooed again before he slowly closed his eyes again and sleeps on his mother.
"So, Cyo it is then?" Umeme asked his wife.
"Yes, our little Cyo, Cyo the lion" Ayah said, nuzzling against her husband. Umeme looks down at his baby son Cyo.
"Yeah, Cyo" Umeme whispered.
And so Cyo the Lion was born.